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Brazil's Electoral Court Sets a 6 May Cutoff for Brazilians Living in Portugal — Lisbon's 45,000-Voter College Has Ten Days to Justify Abstentions, Transfer Registrations, and Save Their Passport Renewals

Brazil's Electoral Court Sets a 6 May Cutoff for Brazilians Living in Portugal — Lisbon's 45,000-Voter College Has Ten Days to Justify Abstentions, Transfer Registrations, and Save Their Passport Renewals

Brazil's TSE has set 6 May 2026 as the cut-off for Brazilians abroad to regularise their electoral file before October's presidential election. Lisbon hosts Europe's largest Brazilian electoral college (45,273 voters in 2022). No quitação eleitoral, no passport renewal.
The Portugal Brief
Matosinhos Hands Four Municipal Plots to Housing Cooperatives for 140 Affordable-Rent Homes — 90-Year Direito de Superfície, €75k Subsidy, Rents 20% Below Market as the State's €250M Cooperative Fund Stays Missing

Matosinhos Hands Four Municipal Plots to Housing Cooperatives for 140 Affordable-Rent Homes — 90-Year Direito de Superfície, €75k Subsidy, Rents 20% Below Market as the State's €250M Cooperative Fund Stays Missing

Matosinhos cedes four municipal plots to housing cooperatives by direito de superfície for 90 years. 140 affordable-rent dwellings at 20% below market, €75k architecture subsidy, IMI exemption, IVA at 6%. Window closes 24 May. The State's €250M cooperative fund still has no money.
The Portugal Brief